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Four PhD Candidate Positions in Cryptology, Digital Identity Wallets, Privacy, and Social Life Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Available
Deadline
Nov 20, 2026
Country
Norway
University
Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology
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NTNU—the Norwegian University of Science and Technology—is advertising four PhD Candidate positions within the project Cryptology and Social Life: Sovereignty, Security and Society Meet Digital Wallets, part of the strategic initiative A More Resilient Society.
The project studies the European Union Digital Identity Wallet and its potential role as critical societal infrastructure in Norway and Europe. Research combines cryptology, privacy, cybersecurity, digital identity, information systems, regulation, user autonomy, trust, and social impacts.
The four PhD projects are focused on quantum-safe verifiable credentials; privacy-preserving digital wallets; information systems; and security culture, trust, and society in the age of digital identity. Together, the projects seek robust and usable privacy-enhancing technologies, improved understanding of how digital identity wallets are used and affect society, and provably secure cryptographic designs for quantum-safe wallets that remain usable for ordinary citizens and compatible with their regulatory context.
The positions are full-time, temporary PhD roles based at Høgskoleringen 1, 7491 Trondheim, Norway. The application deadline is 20 November 2026. Applicants should consult the individual vacancy links for project-specific eligibility requirements, documentation, and application instructions.
Funding details
Available
How to apply
Review the individual position links for the four PhD projects—Quantum-safe Verifiable Credentials, Privacy-Preserving Digital Wallets, Information Systems, and Security Culture, Trust and Society—and apply through the relevant NTNU vacancy page before 20 November 2026.
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